CHESTER – The Joint Review Board of the City of Chester, Illinois will hold an open meeting Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Chester City Hall at 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois. The tentative agenda: TIF Agenda 2021
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WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.), Tim Scott (S.C.), and their Republican colleagues introduced the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act, a bill to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from implementing Democrats’ plan to give the agency access to transaction information of virtually every American. “Democrats’ proposal to vastly expand the reach
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Vice Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement after her Financial Exploitation Prevention Act passed the United States House of Representatives: “Financial exploitation of seniors and other vulnerable adults is a serious and growing problem. As more investors age into retirement, the risk
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RIVER REGION — It is not known, at this time, exactly how many tornadoes moved through the River Region Sunday night. There were likely at least two and maybe more. Locations impacted by the tornadoes included a house near Route F and Route AA where a resident was reportedly trapped inside a damaged home which
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PERRYVILLE – Citizens Electric Corporation (CEC) linemen, engineers, and contractors have been working since late Sunday evening to repair storm damage in Ste. Genevieve and Perry County. Severe weather passing through Southeast Missouri caused widespread damage within CEC’s territory causing 1,700 members to be without power. Crews are working to replace more than 30 poles,
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ST. LOUIS — This is a compilation of emailed NWS warnings issued Sunday night and received at KSGM/Sun Times News Online. The weather radios in the River Region were busy Sunday night as the National Weather Service reported severe storms moving toward the region. At 7:44 p.m. the National Weather Service in St Louis issued
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(Not all damage was reported to the National Weather Service) ST. LOUIS and PADUCAH — Here are the River Region storm damage incidents reported Sunday night by the National Weather Service offices in St. Louis and Paducah, Kentucky. 9:04 p.m. Tornado four miles northwest of Lithium in Perry County reported by a trained spotter
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BOSTON, Mass — Missouri gas prices have risen 6.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.05/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Gas prices in Missouri are 20.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.26/g higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price
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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge President Chris Southwood has issued a statement regarding proposed veto session changes to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act: “The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police remains strongly opposed to any changes to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act that would diminish any individual’s right
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JEFFERSON CITY– The Senate and House Bipartisan Redistricting Commissions held their first set of public hearings in St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield this week. Missourians were able to attend in person to show support, testify or submit written testimony though the Redistricting Office website. A common theme throughout testimony was to count everyone. Republicans are
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